Horrors of Tien Tsin Three Days Battle
The Daily Express reports casualties in the Tien Tsin fighting exceed 1000 with Russians and French on the Chinese side. The city burned, Chinese killed their own women, and a French Annam force retreated under Chinese attack. Marine officers are reassigned to form a Fifth Battalion for service in China with multiple duty stations listed.
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Tien Tsin
Siv
Rondon
Daily Express
Tien
Annam
Washington
Rar-dolph Dickins
Marine Barracks
Navy, Yard
Washington, D. C
Thas
M Battalion of
Marines
China
T. H. Low
Portsmouth
L. H. Moses
Boston
Boxer Uprising Reports Massacres Across China
Despatches from Shanghai and Shanghai mission stations describe Boxers massacring sixty missionaries and about one hundred native converts at Tai Yuan. The Foret Mission Board in Richmond confirms Christians fearfully persecuted. Wires to Kaifeng and Tekien show Chinese provinces in turmoil with Italian nuns at risk.
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London
Shanghai
Tai Yuan
Shang Si
Fuen Ho
Hoang Ho
Pekin
Richmond
Foret Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
B. Hartwell
Tingsiu
Hartwell
Tien Tsin
Kintechen
Klang Si
Henan
China
Kaifeng
Chivalry and Humanity Call From London Editorial
The Daily Telegraph editorial praises the Washington government for swift action in China. It urges immediate united force if needed to protect citizens, insistence on suitable punishment and indemnity, and warns against hostility to foreigners while affirming no intent to seize Chinese rights.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Washington
Hay
China
Congress
Eulpens
Bryan on Chinese Troubles
W. J. Bryan argues that the United States should avoid entangling itself in China issues and should maintain restraint to prevent trouble. He contends that any trouble arises only if the U S commits to grabbing influence or territory.
London Press Doubts Chinese Telegraph Message
London reports question the authenticity and timing of a British press transmission relaying a Chinese message. Berlin notes German confidence that Chinese officials seek to hinder united action by the powers, with minister Lu Hai Houan skeptical of massacre details.
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Berlin
Legation Re
Lu Hai Houan
Foreign envoy cables bolster optimism on prisoners fate
Officials in London showed limited confidence in Minister Conger’s cable but Washington pressed ahead. The administration cited supportive dispatches from Consul Goodnow and Consul Fowler as strong corroboration that the detainees were alive and the evidence weighed in favor of resumed negotiations.
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Ler
Che Foo
Conger
London
Goodnow
Fowler
Congers Word Reaches White House On Pekin Message
United States Minister Conger’s undated cipher message stating Chinese troops shell a British legation appears authentic per State Department review. Secretary Hay and President are briefed as Wu Ting Fang confirms the report and calls for a swift rescue of the western diplomats in Pekin.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Conger
Pekin
Wu Ting Fang
Shanghai Taodai
Hay
White House
Canton
Presa
Legation
Missionaries Safe as Ning Po Dispatch Confirms
A Ning Po dispatch from Rev J R Goddard says Sie Chuan and Han Yang areas are quiet and missionaries are safe. Earlier reports claimed foreigners fled Nanking and missionaries were maltreated, but that was not reflected in the latest message. The Baptist Missionary Society urges evacuations and safety measures for interior stations.
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American Baptist Missionary Union
Ning Po
Sie Chuan
China
Han Yang
J. R. Goddard
Evening Papers
Nankin
Goddard
Baptist Missionary Society
Baptist Society
Chicago Ships Aid to Overseas Armies in Orient Conflict
Chicago yesterday sent the first shipment of supplies from the stockyards for foreign armies amid hostilities in the Orient. Repack shipments were billed to Port Arthur Tokio and Nagasaki.
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Chicago
Orient
Port Arthur
Tokio
Nagasaki
G. F. Swift & Co
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Toki
China
United States presses for Pekin relief and authentic cipher message
Secretary Hay and Secretary Long coordinate to relay a State Department cipher to Ambassador Conger, urging international help for foreigners besieged in Pekin. Admirals and ministers communicate with Chinese authorities, while U S plans relief and notes Yuan Shih Kai's stance amid the Boxer uprising. Stock Yards shipments for allied forces are discussed as logistics for sustained aid.
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Hoy
Pekin
Long
Remey
Ant
Secrety Root
Jones Cooledge
Tien Tsin
Seefies Hay
Root
United States
China
Minster Conger
Rotary Hay
Fowler
Yuan Shih Kat
Bhaniga
Prince Tuan
Li Hung Chang May Not Be Allowed To Go To Pekin
Cable from Hong Kong reports it is very doubtful Li Hung Chang will be allowed to travel to Pekin amid uncertain conditions and political tensions described by the telegraph correspondent.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Hong Kong
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Boston Chinese Anti-Boxer Letter to the Editor
A letter to the editor expresses Chinese sympathy for the northern China trouble and condemns anti Chinese sentiment in the United States. It notes the Civil War era Russian capture of guns and killings, reports Russian troop movements toward Harbin, and mentions Colonel Denisoff leading forces while Russians repelled a Chinese river crossing in Zanseiski district.
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China
Amur
Shilka
Denisoff
Harbin
Zanseiski
Chinese missionary notes Boxer turmoil in northern China
Yong Kay, General Missionary of the New England Chinese Mission, reports Chinese in America sympathize with foreigners harmed by the Boxers in northern China and urge allied intervention. He describes Boxers as a new, reckless movement opposed to foreigners and Christians, while Chinese in the U S favor reforms and openness to railroads and mineral development.
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Quong Tong
China
Yong Kay
New England Chinese Mission
Russians Drive Chinese From Manchuria Front
Russian forces under General Gribovski push toward Aigun after relieving Blagovestschensk and storming Sakhalin. Reinforcements arrive as 7000 Chinese with artillery defend positions. Algun is partly destroyed and key river defenses are captured with slight Russian losses.
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London
Petersburg
Manchuria
Gribovski
Blagovestschensk
Amur
Sakhalin
Aigun
Cape Cod Ablaze Threatens Bogs and Wildlife
Clouds of smoke light the night as Cape residents battle a spreading fire that endangers cranberry bogs near Mashpee and Forestdale. Ninety or more workers, including Mashpee Indians, rush to contain two fire fronts from Sandwich to Monument Beach. casualties among wildlife mount as deer and game are reported harmed. Residents fear damage without rain and brace for possible loss as winds shift and crews dig trenches and back fires.
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Cape
West Falmouth
Mashpee
Sandwich
Bourne Road
Forestdale
Snake Pond
Shumet
Falmouth Road
Hatchville
Monument Beach
Men Escaped From Fire Near Segamore
About 100 men fought a Somes fire near Segamore when wind shifts trapped them. Fire guard Burgess guided them to safety though many were burned. Nearby at Mrs. Sarah Curtis summer residence of Newton Highlands people stood guards at dusk to protect the property.
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Sandwich
Segamore
Werden Burgess
Sarah Curtis
Newton Wighlands
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W., N. McKelvy
Kentucky
Harry Lee
Vermont
F. J. Schwabdle
Bryan
Lincoln, Nebd
W. J. Bryan
England
Cabie
Huay
Mr. Conger
Minis
Flo
United States Enterprise
Conger Messge
May
Christendom
Secretary of State
Corbin
Cape Cod
Danter
Cataumet
Curtis
Newton
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